Noun (1)
The general attended a meeting at the Pentagon.
There was disagreement between the President and the Pentagon over the new military budget.
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Conservative conspiracy theories swirled last year that Swift was part of a Pentagon plot fueled by Democrats to sway the 2024 election.—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025 Pentagon leadership has expressed concerns about losing access to military bandwidth, while telecom industry analysts have grown concerned that companies are overextending themselves in the gold rush.—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Press reports published around the time of Tencent’s Pentagon designation suggested that the move may place pressure on the Treasury Department to place sanctions on the company — a weight that Tencent’s current status does not carry.—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2025 Last week, Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson bashed the show in a statement shared with multiple outlets.—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pentagon
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Greek pentagōnon, from neuter of pentagōnos pentagonal, from penta- + gōnia angle — more at -gon
Noun (2)
the Pentagon building, headquarters of the Department of Defense
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